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<\/a><\/p>\nI\u2019ve seen several people in their cars ordering since, so apparently the drive-thru still works.<\/p>\n Sad to hear of the passing of Elizabeth Lemmonds. I had the pleasure of working with her on several projects as part of MPACT Memphis, a young professionals\u2019 organization, about 20 years ago. She was both an idea person and a \u201cget things done\u201d person, and she believed everyone should have equal opportunity to make their mark on our great city.<\/p>\n Happy 26th to Desmond Bane!<\/p>\n Fans of Momma\u2019s, \u201cthe diner and dive off 55,\u201d great news: The I-55 river bridge has reopened. If you\u2019re coming across the bridge from Arkansas, here\u2019s the fastest way to get there:<\/p>\n 1. Take the new flyover & exit at McLemore Ave.<\/p>\n 2. East on McLemore Ave.<\/p>\n 3. North on Kansas St.<\/p>\n 4. East on W. Illinois<\/p>\n 5. North on Kentucky St.<\/p>\n In other Momma\u2019s news, they have a new Root Beer Float. It\u2019s made with Barq\u2019s root beer and vanilla ice cream, and optionally you can add vanilla vodka for a grown-up float.<\/p>\n Presidential candidates \u201cJoltin\u2019 Joe\u201d Biden and Donald \u201cAgent Orange\u201d Trump go head-to-head in a CNN debate<\/a> Thursday night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bardog has a new addition to brunch, the chilaquiles stack: chorizo\/beef blend, fried egg, cheese on a toasted, stacked English muffin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Looks like Bardog\u2019s new opening time of 7:30 on weekdays is paying off. They had a 16-top of health care workers in there this morning. Health care workers get 10 percent off breakfast and a morning happy hour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Specials at Blind Bear this week\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Walking Downtown on Adams this morning, I noticed a couple of office spaces for rent.<\/p>\n 251 Adams – a 1-story building near Fourth. Seems like it\u2019d be perfect for a lawyer in private practice or maybe a partnership, or maybe a real estate agent who specializes in Downtown properties.<\/p>\n 212 Adams – Who wouldn\u2019t want to work in a building with a New Orleans-style gallery?<\/p>\n One of the things on U of M basketball coach Penny Hardaway\u2019s mind last season was his mom\u2019s throat cancer. Great news: The cancer is in complete remission<\/a>.<\/p>\n St. Jude fundraising arm ALSAC is hiring a Senior Designer, Distribution<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cool site I found last week: Explain That Stuff<\/a> explains technical stuff in terms people without a technical background can understand.<\/p>\n The former Peabody Place Mall (now the Terminix building) is going to temporarily house<\/a> 500 St. Jude office workers displaced by construction.<\/p>\n Groovy Gratitude, a wellness cafe, is now open Monday-Saturday 9 AM-2 PM (hours will be extended soon) at 605 N. Second in Uptown. Brittany Brown, the chef there, was formerly at Salt | Soy.<\/p>\n Gift shop ARCHd, at 65 Monroe a couple doors down from Bardog, will close at the end of July<\/a>. The women-owned store will retain an online presence.<\/p>\n The Flyer has more info about the $50 Five-Course Thursdays tasting menu<\/a> at Amelia Gene\u2019s.<\/p>\n The Gentrys are going in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.<\/a> You may not have heard of this 1960s Memphis garage band. However, you\u2019ve surely heard of one of its members, \u201cThe Mouth of the South\u201d Jimmy Hart, who found fame in a different branch of entertainment.<\/p>\n Image credit: Miguel Discart, CC-by-SA-2.0 license<\/a>, from Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/p>\n Today is National Catfish Day<\/a>. \u00a0Flying Fish, Kooky Canuck, and Huey\u2019s are 3 good options to celebrate.<\/p>\n Food & Wine has info on how long before different types of alcohol go bad<\/a>. Diamonds are forever, and so is vodka.<\/p>\n Memphis River Parks Partnership receives about $3 million annually from the city. This week there was a resolution to take away $2 million of that money, but it got put on hold<\/a>.<\/p>\n I want to apologize to my readers for the week without a post. I just felt burned out creatively, emotionally, and physically, and I couldn\u2019t pinpoint any one reason why. My intuition told me to take some time to go along with the flow of life, that if I attempted to exert a lot of energy it\u2019d make my situation worse, not better.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve had a couple of outstanding meals staying at the Union Mission the past 2 nights. Sunday night, Mission Church brought us homemade meatball subs – 2 of them per man, 3 meatballs per sub, with fresh mozzarella to sprinkle on them, green beans on the side, and Moon Pies for dessert.<\/p>\n Then on Monday, Kirby Woods Baptist brought us spaghetti and meatballs, buttery garlic bread, green beans, and Oreos. Church volunteers lovingly sprinkled Parmesan on our main course as they handed us our trays.<\/p>\n I wish I\u2019d taken photos, but I was too hungry. I bet some of you thought the Union Mission dining room served mystery meat and stale bread. My blog these past few months has sure been an eye-opener, huh?<\/p>\n I\u2019m feeling much better and don\u2019t anticipate more days off for a while, unless there\u2019s just no news to report. Back tomorrow.<\/p>\n It\u2019s free to read this blog, but I gratefully accept tips!\u00a0<\/em> I\u2019m back!!! Merry Half-Christmas! 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